Chair, table, and the like adapted for stacking



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Bruno p'NvEN'roR 8W vvk ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 29, 1935 PATENT OFFICEonArmTABLE.

AND THE LIKE ADAPTED FOR STACKING Bruno Pollak, Vienna, AustriaApplication January 30,

1930, Serial No. 424,498

In Austria February 1, 1.929

Claims.

This invention relates to chairs, tables and the like, which are ofsimple and pleasing construction, may be nested or stacked in a simplemanner, and when stacked occupy the smallest 5 storage space that ispractically possible. This object is achieved in accordance with theinvention in that the article of furniture (chair, table or the like) isprovided with a free opening circumscribed and limited by two of thelegs and the seat or, in a table, by two of the legs and the table-top.This opening is such that its interiial contour considered in elevationis equal to or greater than the external contour formed by the seat ortable-top, respectively, and the remaining legs on any cross-sectionparallel to the plane in which the said free opening lies, so that thearticles of furniture can also be stacked or rested by being slid uponor into each other in a horizontal direction.

Various forms of construction of the invention are shown in theaccompanying drawings, in

which- Fig. 1 shows a chair in accordance with the invention, in sideelevation;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same chair;

Fig. 3 shows the chair in front elevation;

Fig. 4 shows the manner of stacking two chairs of the type shown inFigs. 1-3, in side elevation;

Fig. 5 shows a table in accordance with the invention, in plan view;

Fig. 6 shows the same table in front elevation;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the same table;

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 show a further example of a form of construction for achair made in accordance with the invention, in front elevation, sideelevation, and plan elevation, respectively;

Fig. 11 shows the manner of stacking two chairs of the type shown inFigs. 8-10;

Figs. 12, 13 and 14- show a third example of a form of construction fora chair in accordance with the present invention, in front elevation,side elevation and plan view, respectively;

Figs. 15 and 16 show stacks of chairs of the type shown in Figs. 1 to 3;

Fig. 17 shows a stack of tables of the type shown in Figs. 5 to '7;

Fig. 18 shows a stack of chairs of the type shown in Figs. 8 to 10;

Fig. 19 shows a stack of chairs of the type shown in Figs. 12 to 14;

Fig. 20 is a perspective view of the form of the invention illustratedin Figs. 1, 2 and 3; and

Fig. 21 is a similar view of the invention shown in Figs. l2, l3 and 14.

In the chair shown in Figs; 1 to 3, consisting of steel or iron tubes orthe like', 1, 2, 3 and 4 are the legs of the chair, and 5 the seat. Thelegs 1 and 2 of the chair are formed by the shanks of a U-shaped benttube 8. The shanks 1 and 2 are connected by a cross-bar 9 on a levelwith the seat 5. The legs 3 and 4 are formed by the one arm of each ofthe two L-shaped pieces 12, the other arms 13 of which are attached tothe crossbar 9; The two L'-shaped pieces are connectedtogether by across-bar 15. The quadrilateral 1 formed by the parts 9, 13,. 15, 13serves for the attachment of the seating surface of the chair, which, inthe example of a formof construction shown in the drawings; consists ofstretched webbing 5. If necessary, the legs 3 and 4 can be 15 furtherconnected together by the additional cross-bars 1'7. The back of thechair is formed by the extension of the legs 1 and may, for example,likewise be provided with a filling of webbing 18.

In accordance with the present invention the inner distance of the tworear legs 1, 2 is equal to or greater than the outer distance of thefront legs 3, 4. In the form of construction shown in the drawings thedistance a between the two legs 25 1 and 2 is equal to the breadth b ofthe seat or the outer distance of the legs 3 and 4. In this mannerchairs exactly alike in shape and size, as shown in Figs. 4, 15 and 16,are rendered capable of being stacked by being pushed or slid onto or 30into each other in a horizontal direction, in that the one chair is slidwith its free opening 16, formed by the legs 1 and 2 and the cross-bar9, over the other chair in the manner shown in Fig.

4. As Figs 4, 15 and 16 likewise show, the seats 35 of the stackedchairs rest directly upon each other, whereby a minimum of stackingspace is required. This manner of construction of the chairs allows inparticular of the stacking of the same in spaces with low head-room, orin other 40 words, the total height of the storage space can bethoroughly exploited for stacking purposes.

In the form of construction shown in the drawings the legs 1, 3 and 2, iare further connected together by means of longitudinal members 20, 20for the purpose of increasing the strength of the chair. These membersare preferably disposed in the region of the ends of the legs and, inthe example shown in the drawings, are formed integral with the legs 1and 2. The stacked. chairs rest with these longitudinal members 20 incontact with each other.

The legs of the table shown in Figs. 5 to 7 are of the same generalconstruction as that of the chairs hereinbefore described. The newconstmction renders it possible to stack tables which are similar inshape and size. Stacking is done, as shown in Fig. 17, by sliding onetable onto or into another table in horizontal direction.

In the form of construction shown, the internal distance a between thetwo legs 21 and 22 is equal to or greater than the breadth b of thetable top or the distance apart of the two legs 23 and 24, measured overall. The legs 21, 22, 23 and 24 are formed, in the example shown, by theshanks of two U-shaped bent tubes. The legs 21 and 23, as also 22 and24, are connected together as to their ends by means of the longitudinal members 30; these latter, in the example shown, are formed integralwith the legs 21, 22. If the internal breadth of the hollow space underthe table-top be sufficiently largely dimensioned, this space can beutilized to accommodate stacked chairs, whereby the storage space can bereduced to,a minimum, especially in the case of sets of tables andchairs.

In the example of a form of construction for a chair designed to be madein wood shown in Figs.

8 to 10; 31, 32, 33 and 34 are the legs and 35 the seat slab of thechair. The chair exhibits a free opening 36 bounded by the legs 31 and32 and the seat slab 35 the contour and size of which is so determinedthat the chairs, while being entirely similar as to shape and size, arecapable of being pushed or slid onto or into each other, in the mannershown in Fig. 11. In the form of construction shown, the inner distancea between the two rear legs 31 and 32 is equal to or greater than thebreadth b of the seat slab 35, and the external distance D of the twofront legs 33 and 34. The ends of the legs 31, 33 as also of the legs32, 34 are connected together by means of longitudinal members, e. g.,the rods 40. The extension of the legs 31 and 32 forms the framework ofthe back 38 of the chair.

The stacking of the chairs of the type shown in.

Figs. 8 to 10 is readily understandable from Figs. 11 and 18. It isadvisable to arrange that the distance 0 between the upper surface ofthe longitudinal connecting pieces 40 and the ends of the legs is equalto the thickness d of the seat 35, so that, as shown in Fig. 11, thechairs when stacked have their seats resting one upon the other, and theends of their legs likewise resting upon the longitudinal connectingpieces 40.

The dimension 0 can, however, of course be greater or less than thethickness d of the seat slab 35. Only it will be clear that in theformer case the available space for stacking will not be made use of tothe best advantage, since in this case an intermediate space will beleft between the seats of the chairs.

Referring to Figs. 12 to 14, inclusive, the chair comprises upright rearlegs 41 and 42 and front legs 43 and 44 and a seat 45 of webbing. Thelegs are made principally of iron or steel tubing. The rear legs 41 and42 each comprise a base portion which is an integral part of the leg andwhich is bent forward at substantially right angles thereto to rest uponthe floor and to be attached at its forward end to the lower end of thefront leg at the outer side thereof. The upper ends of the'rear legs 41and 42 are connected or are integral with the ends of a back rest 51,which is a substantially inverted U- shaped member, the arms of whichare disposed inside the legs 41 and 42 and at their lower ends areintegral with the inner ends of arm rests 52. The rests are reverselybent lengths of tubing with upright inner ends disposed upright andintermediate the legs 41 and 42 and the lower ends of the back member51. The rests are further disposed parallel with and spacedsubstantially above the seat 45 and the lateral arms of the front legs43 and 44.

Between the upper ends of the leg members 41, 42 a deformed U-shapedback rest member 51 (Figs. l2, 13, 14) is disposed, the closed end 51 ofwhich (Figs. 13 and 14) is bent backwardly to form a connection piecefor the upper ends of the extending portion of the legs 41, 42 and theshanks of said U-shaped member being bent so that they form the armsupport 52 which is perpendicular with respect to the leg members 41 and42.

As shown in Fig. 21, the arm rests 52, at their forward ends 52a, arebroadened and the bight 51 of the U-shaped back rest is bent as shownand is affixed to the back legs 41 and 42 by welding the shank portions54 thereto.

On account of the arrangement of the arm 52 the chairs last describedcan only be stacked to the extent of the height h- (Fig. 19). Since,however, the chairs come to rest with their seats one upon the other thestacking of a fair number of chairs is nevertheless vouched for.

The articles of furnitureshown in the drawings naturally represent but afew of the many possible forms of construction embodying the invention.The articles of furniture and their details are susceptible ofalteration withinthe scope of the described invention.

I claim:

1. An article of furniture constructed of similar units adapted to benested one within the other, each unit comprising a pair of front legs,a pair of rear legs and a rectangular plate horizontally supportedthereon, the inner distance of the rear legs corresponding to the outerdistance of the front legs and the width of said plate, and a connectingpiece extending between corresponding legs of each pair and beingdisposed at the lower ends of the legs, one end of each pieceoverlapping the outer side of a leg of the second pair and beingdisposed in the plane of a leg of the first pair, whereby the plate ofone chair abuts the plate of the preceding chair, when nested, andwhereby the legs of each superim posed chair rest upon the connectingpieces of the preceding chair.

2. In a chair of the character described, thecombination of a pair ofL-shaped members forming the back and the bottom rungs, a second pair ofinverted L-shaped members forming the front legs and the seat supportattached at one of their ends to the inside of one pair of ends of thefirst L-shaped members and at their other ends to the inner sides of theback forming arms of the first L-shaped members at a point substantiallymidway of the length thereof, and means connecting the upper ends of theL-shaped members which form the back.

3. In a'chair of the character described, the combination of a pair ofL-shaped members forming the back and the bottom rungs, a second pair ofinverted L-shaped members forming the front legs and the seat supportattached at one of their ends to the inside of one pair of ends of thefirst L-shaped members and at their other ends to the inner sides of theback forming arms of the first L'-shaped members at a pointsubstantially midway of the length thereof.

4. A chair as claimed in claim 2, in which the means connecting theupper ends of the L-shaped members comprises a U-shaped member having 5.A chair, as claimed in claim 2, in which the mid portion of its armsattached to and the said L-shaped' members forming the back disposedparallel to the upper ends of the L- are bent outwardly at a pointadjacent their upshaped members forming the back, the closed per endsand at right angles with respect to the 5 end of the U-shaped memberbeing uppermost back forming members, and a part joining said and bentat an angle to form a rest, the free outwardly bent portions. ends ofthe arms being bent forwardly to overlie the seat and form arm rests.BRUNO POILAK.

